11:00 AM ET The UFC’s heavyweight division was a hot topic of conversation Monday on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show as Daniel Cormier and Curtis Blaydes discussed Stipe Miocic‘s inactivity and what should be done with his championship belt. Cris Cyborg, Tyron Woodley and top prospects Maycee Barber and Sean O’Malley also joined the show to

4:21 AM ET Bellator two-division champion Ryan Bader is dropping back down to light heavyweight to defend his title against Vadim Nemkov on May 9 in San Jose, California, the promotion announced Saturday night. Bader (27-5, 1 NC), who also holds the Bellator heavyweight belt, has been light heavyweight champion since 2017 but hasn’t defended

3:49 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The last time Cris Cyborg fought at The Forum, it was Dec. 29, 2018. That night, Amanda Nunes knocked her out to win the UFC women’s featherweight title. It was Cyborg’s first loss in more than 13 years. On Saturday, back within the same walls, Cyborg stopped Julia Budd

1:36 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Nate Diaz‘s track record of callouts is impressive. When he called out Conor McGregor in 2015, it led to two epic fights the following year. When he called out Jorge Masvidal last year, the UFC invented a belt to strap around the winner. But the MMA world may have

1:09 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The shots came fast and with ferocity from Cris Cyborg. A knee. A left hand to the head and a right to the body. A hard right kick to the legs. Again and again. Before long, it was over. It was that kind of long combination, thrown with maximum

10:48 PM ET The UFC’s heavyweight division is in a state of uncertainty going into 2020, but one thing is for certain: Curtis Blaydes is a legitimate title threat. Blaydes (13-2) earned a highlight-reel finish against a former champion Saturday, knocking out Junior dos Santos with standing strikes at 1 minute, 6 seconds of the

Jan 24, 2020 A potential heavyweight championship trilogy bout between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is one of the most compelling matchups on the horizon in mixed martial arts. Unfortunately, it happens to be holding up the UFC’s entire heavyweight division. That reality is simply impossible to ignore as we head into Saturday’s UFC Fight

6:27 PM ET Former light heavyweight title challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira will headline UFC Fight Night on April 25, it was announced Friday. The event will take place in Smith’s home state of Nebraska, inside Lincoln’s Pinnacle Bank Arena. The 31-year-old Smith (32-14) hasn’t fought since he submitted Alexander Gustafsson in the fourth

5:51 PM ET The agent for Stipe Miocic said Friday there is still no firm timeframe for the UFC heavyweight champion to return to competition and that Miocic could need more surgery. “Mr. Miocic’s health is his top priority,” agent Jim Walter told ESPN. “Until we are 100 percent confident — or at least remotely

1:41 PM ET What would have been the last fight on Paige VanZant‘s UFC contract has been pushed back. VanZant confirmed Friday on Instagram that she is out of her scheduled women’s strawweight bout against Amanda Ribas at UFC Brasilia on March 14 in Brazil. Randa Markos will fill in for VanZant and fight Ribas